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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
June 8 - 12, 2005

(Q9) Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand

Jason Lochhead
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 12, 1984 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tauranga

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

117

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$167,875.00

Kirk Pitman
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 13, 1981 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Whangarei

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

123

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$166,125.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	114	0	0	1	1	1	0	8	14	28	24	23	13	1	US$332,250.00

Previous Zagreb Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	28, Q11	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	24, Q4	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	Q14	41st	16	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	26, Q6	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	Q15	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	Q16	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	Q20	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	Q25	41st	20	US$0.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	Q22	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	6/9-13/2004	Puerto Rico Open	26, Q5	17th	72	US$3,000.00

Croatia Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/8/2005	Qualifier 1	Andre Hitzenbichler / Roland Schwab, Austria (Q56)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:35
Wed, 6/8/2005	Qualifier 2	Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (Q41)	Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-7	0:48
Wed, 6/8/2005	Qualifier 3	Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (29, Q8)	Lost 17-21, 12-21	0:35

Head to Head Results
Lochhead/Pitman trail the series against the field 4-8 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	7	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q6	25-27, 21-13, 15-9	1:02
Trail the series against # 8 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q11	25-23, 21-12	0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q11	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Lochhead/Pitman	Q14	21-17, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 24 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	25, Q9	Lochhead/Pitman	Q25	21-11, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Berger/Doppler	23, Q2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q15	24-26, 21-12, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 29, Q8 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Gosch/Strauss	29, Q8	Lochhead/Pitman	Q9	21-17, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # Q3 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
5/20/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	30, Q21	Leinemann/VanHuizen	Q5	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # Q13 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Galli/Raffaelli	25, Q5	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q4	21-15, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # Q27 Ellingson/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q11	Ellingson/Montgomery	Q22	21-14, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # Q41 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q9	Amore/Fenili	Q41	21-14, 19-21, 15-7	0:48
Lead the series against # Q56 Hitzenbichler/Schwab, Austria 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 1	Lochhead/Pitman	Q9	Hitzenbichler/Schwab	Q56	21-17, 21-13	0:35